yirah

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Definitions

  • n. Awe.

  • n. Fear.

  • n. A mixture of awe and fear.

Example Sentences

  • "He who saw the holy Torah weeping in its royal palace, he was the one who could understand the inner connection that bonded the Rebbe’s magnificent court in Chortkov with the palatial mansion of Torah and yirah that is the yeshiva of Lublin." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יִרְאָה

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      yira

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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